Tag: French furnishings

We have been searching for a solution to our need of a small cabinet or shelves in our tiny master bathroom. The problem is, there’s not much space available in the room. The most logical spot for said storage unit is above the toilet, which is wedged into an acute angle in one corner of […]

(Note: This story was first published on June 24, 2016.) The guest room at Le Bijou really needed new beds, more than anything else. The beds that we inherited were fine for a kid’s overnight camp and, well…enough said. The room also lacked any sense of personality. On a trip to one of our favorite […]

(Note: This story was first published on May 20, 2016.) Even though we had purchased our house fully furnished, we knew we would have to replace most of the furniture items that came with the sale, as they were not good quality and definitely meant for the use of potentially raucous renters. A couple of […]

Excerpt from my first very blog post

... Most memorable of those first French meals, though, was upstairs at a small and cozy restaurant in the 5th, called La Petite Hostellerie. I can still taste in my memory the French onion soup topped with thick, melted cheese, with its surprise slice of French bread floating in the soup beneath the cheese ...